Suburban Mayor Raises Stink About Methane Gas, Alleges Freedom Hill Coverup

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — Warren Mayor Jim Fouts is setting off political fireworks in Macomb County with his recent plea for the state to officially investigate the alleged illegal dumping and subsequent cover-up at the Freedom Hill landfill in Sterling Heights.

In an interview with Fox 2, Fouts alleges that Macomb County dumped up to 150,000 yards of excavating dirt at the Freedom Hill site without permits and buried methane gas monitoring wells, which he claims released methane gas.

Fouts posted a detailed account of the supposed chain of events and cover-up in a Nov. 27 Facebook post.

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel lambasted Fout's claims and told Fox 2 there is nothing to hide and everything is out in the open.

Meanwhile, in a Nov. 27 Facebook post, Fouts accused Hackel of feeding the media questions to deflect attention away from the alleged cover-up.

One thing is clear in this tangled case: Fouts' refusal to back down in his quest to expose the reported cover-up.

Fouts did not immediately return Patch's request for a comment.

Photo via Mayor Jim Fouts' public Facebook page